The next PLAYERS Championship is Thursday, March 11, to Sunday, March 14, 2027, on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and Cameron Young defends the title. No outright odds for 2027 are posted in a source we can name, so this page quotes no price yet.
Young won the 2026 edition at 13 under par, one shot ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick, after starting the final round four behind Ludvig Åberg. He took $4.5 million from a $25 million purse.
The PLAYERS Championship at a glance
- Dates: March 11 to 14, 2027
- Course: TPC Sawgrass, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, par 72
- Defending champion: Cameron Young
- 2026 purse: $25 million, with $4.5 million to the winner, the same as in 2024 and 2025
How the 2026 PLAYERS finished
Åberg led after 36 holes at 12 under, with a second-round 63, and still led by three after 54. He closed with a 76 and tied for fifth. Young shot 68, 67, 72 and 68.
| Finish | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Young | -13 |
| 2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -12 |
| 3 | Xander Schauffele | -11 |
| 4 | Robert MacIntyre | -10 |
| T5 | Ludvig Åberg | -9 |
| T5 | Jacob Bridgeman | -9 |
| T5 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | -9 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | -8 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | -8 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | -8 |
Scottie Scheffler, the favorite on the board we quoted, tied for 22nd at 5 under. The 2025 champion, Rory McIlroy, tied for 46th at even par.
How our 2026 picks did
These are the picks we published before the 2026 edition, with the prices we quoted then.
| Our pick | Price | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler to win | +355 | Lost: T22 |
| Rory McIlroy to win | +1100 | Lost: T46 |
| Collin Morikawa to win | +2400 | Lost: withdrew in the first round |
| Tommy Fleetwood to win | +2450 | Lost: T8 |
| Ludvig Åberg to win | +3100 | Lost: T5 |
| Si Woo Kim to win | +3500 | Lost: T50 |
| Tom Hoge to win | +5900 | Lost: missed the cut |
| Collin Morikawa top 5 | +520 | Lost: withdrew in the first round |
| Si Woo Kim top 10 | +340 | Lost: T50 |
| Collin Morikawa over Scottie Scheffler | +170 | Lost: Morikawa withdrew in the first round |
| Ludvig Åberg to win Group B | +320 | Not graded: the group was not listed with the pick |
None of them won. Åberg came closest: he led going into Sunday and finished tied for fifth.
Past PLAYERS winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cameron Young | -13 | Matt Fitzpatrick, -12 |
| 2025 | Rory McIlroy | -12 | J.J. Spaun, -12, lost the playoff |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | -20 | Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele, -19 |
Betting the next PLAYERS
When a 2027 board is posted, turn each price into a chance before you bet. At +355 the book is giving 22.0%, at +3100 about 3.1%, and an outright is worth a bet only if you rate the golfer higher than that. Our golf picks this week page names the current event, the golf tournament results page keeps the record, and our golf betting guide covers the markets. For picks from paid handicappers, see the top handicappers.